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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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